adopt

verb

OPAL W

/əˈdɒpt/

/əˈdɑːpt/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they adopt	/əˈdɒpt/ /əˈdɑːpt/
he / she / it adopts	/əˈdɒpts/ /əˈdɑːpts/
past simple adopted	/əˈdɒptɪd/ /əˈdɑːptɪd/
past participle adopted	/əˈdɒptɪd/ /əˈdɑːptɪd/
-ing form adopting	/əˈdɒptɪŋ/ /əˈdɑːptɪŋ/

child小孩

[intransitive, transitive] to take somebody else’s child into your family and become its legal parent(s)收养；领养

a campaign to encourage childless couples to adopt鼓励无子女夫妇领养孩子的运动
adopt somebody to adopt a child领养孩子
She was forced to have her baby adopted.她被迫把婴儿给人收养。
She adopted three children from the orphanage.她从孤儿院收养了三个孩子。

compare foster

Collocations ChildrenChildren孩子Having a baby/child怀孕

want a baby/a child/kids想要孩子
start a family生孩子
conceive/be expecting/be going to have a baby/child怀孕
miss your period月经未按期来
become/get/be/find out that you are pregnant怀孕了；发现怀孕了
have a baby/a child/kids/a son/a daughter/twins/a family有一个宝宝／一个孩子／孩子／一个儿子／一个女儿／一对双胞胎／孩子
have a normal/a difficult/an unwanted pregnancy; an easy/a difficult/a home birth正常／历经艰难／意外怀孕；顺产；难产；在家中分娩
be in/go into/induce labour (especially US English) labor分娩；催产
have/suffer/cause a miscarriage流产；引起流产
give birth to a child/baby/daughter/son/twins生了一个孩子／一个宝宝／一个女儿／一个儿子／一对双胞胎

Parenting养育；抚养；教养

bring up/ (especially North American English) raise a child/family抚养孩子
care for/ (especially British English) look after a baby/child/kid照顾小孩
change (British English) a nappy/(North American English) a diaper/a baby换尿布；给婴儿换尿布
feed/breastfeed/bottle-feed a baby喂孩子；给孩子哺乳；用奶瓶喂养孩子
be entitled to/go on maternity/paternity leave有权利休／正在休产假／陪产假
go back/return to work after maternity leave产假后回到工作岗位
need/find/get a babysitter/good quality affordable childcare需要／找到一个临时保姆／负担得起的高质量儿童保育
balance/combine work and childcare/child-rearing/family life平衡／兼顾工作与照顾小孩／抚养小孩／家庭生活
educate/teach/home-school a child/kid教育孩子；给孩子家庭教育
punish/discipline/spoil a child/kid惩罚／管教／娇惯孩子
adopt a baby/child/kid收养小孩
offer a baby for/put a baby up for adoption把小孩给人收养
(especially British English) foster a child/kid代养小孩
be placed with/be raised by foster parents被交给寄养父母；由寄养父母抚养

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adopt
child
family
generation
heir
in-laws
parent
relation
stepfamily
surrogate mother

We would like to adopt a child.我们想领养一个孩子。
The child has now been legally adopted.这个孩子现已被合法收养。
The couple adopted two children.这对夫妇收养了两个孩子。

Topics Life stagesb2, Law and justiceb2, Family and relationshipsb2

Collocations Dictionaryadverb

legally

phrases

have somebody adopted

method方法

[transitive] adopt something to start to use a particular method or to show a particular attitude towards somebody/something采用（某方法）；采取（某态度）

All three teams adopted different approaches to the problem.三个队处理这个问题的方法各不相同。
Our study examined the strategies adopted by patients for seeking information.我们的研究检查了病人寻求信息的策略。
The police adopted tighter security measures.警方采取了更严格的安全措施。
to adopt an attitude/stance/position采取一种态度/立场/立场

We could not agree on the best methods to adopt.我们无法就采用的最佳方法达成一致。
He smiled and adopted a more casual tone of voice.他笑了，换了个较为随意的语气。
The new manager adopted a very autocratic style.新经理采取了非常专制的风格。
The female adopts a more passive role than the male.女性比男性扮演更被动的角色。

Collocations Dictionaryadverb

formally
officially

verb + adopt

tend to
decide to
be forced to
…

suggestion建议

[transitive] adopt something to formally accept a suggestion or policy by voting正式通过，表决采纳（建议、政策等）

The government adopted a resolution on disarmament.政府通过了一项裁军决议。
The council is expected to adopt the new policy at its next meeting.委员会有望在下次会议上正式通过这项新政策。
The U.N. Security Council unanimously adopted the resolution.联合国安理会一致通过了这项决议。

The policy has not yet been formally adopted.这一政策还未被正式采纳。
What position do you adopt on this issue?在这个问题上你采取什么立场？
the policies employers adopt towards the labour force雇主对劳工采取的政策

new name/country新名字／国家

[transitive] adopt something to choose a new name, a country, a custom, etc. and begin to use it as your own选用（名字等）；移居（某国）；承袭（风俗）

to adopt a name/title/language取名；袭用头衔；采用某语言
Early Christians in Europe adopted many of the practices of the older, pagan religions.欧洲早期的基督教徒承袭了更古老的一些异教的许多习俗。

The royal family adopted the name of Windsor early in the last century.王室在上世纪早期选用温莎为名。
He adopted the dress and manners of an Englishman.他采用了英国人的服装和举止。
The party adopted its current name in 1965.该党于1965年采用了现在的名字。

Collocations Dictionaryadverb

formally
officially

verb + adopt

tend to
decide to
be forced to
…

way of behaving行为方式

[transitive] adopt something (formal) to use a particular manner, way of speaking, expression, etc.采用（某种举止、说话方式等）

He adopted an air of indifference.他摆出一副满不在乎的样子。

candidate候选人

[transitive] adopt somebody (as something) (British English, politics政治) to choose somebody as a candidate in an election; to choose somebody as your representative选定，选举（某人为候选人或代表）

She was adopted as parliamentary candidate for Wood Green.她被推举为伍德格林选区的议员候选人。
The people adopted him as their patron saint.人们把他当作他们的守护神。

词源late 15th cent.: via French from Latin adoptare, from ad- ‘to’ + optare ‘choose’.